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Eric B. & Rakim were an East Coast hip hop duo that popularised the jazz-influenced hip hop of the late 1980s. Despite spawning no major chart hits, the duo are generally considered to be one of the most influential and groundbreaking hip-hop groups ever. This is due to both Eric B.’s jazzy production and Rakim’s revolutionary rapping style, which was smooth, seemingly effortless, and used remarkably complex rhyming schemes, involving internal-rhymes and sophisticated metaphors. It is the general consensus that almost all modern MCs have been influenced in some way by Rakim’s rapping technique. Eric B.’s use of a James Brown sample in “
I Know You Got Soul” introduced the “godfather rap” period of heavy use of old R&B and soul music as background music for hip-hop songs.
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I Know You Got Soul” introduced the “godfather rap” period of heavy use of old R&B and soul music as background music for hip-hop songs.Continued on wikipedia.
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Paid In Full / Eric B.Is On The Cut
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Follow the Leader
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Don't Sweat The Technique
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I Know You Got Soul
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I Ain't No Joke
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Don't Sweat The Technique
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Microphone Fiend
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My Melody
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Follow The Leader
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Move The Crowd
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Eric B. Is President
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Eric B. Is On The Cut
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As The Rhyme Goes On
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Lyrics Of Fury
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Chinese Arithmetic
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Know The Ledge
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Extended Beat
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Shoutbox
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bauerdude212 wrote:
E.F.F.E.C.T - a smooth op-er-tor op-er-atin' correct-ty!
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zo55 wrote:
greatest duo of all time!
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Rogal91 wrote:
!!!!!
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dgk3188 wrote:
i wish i was around when Eric B & Rakim dropped...shit must've been mindblowing!!! imagine going from the simple A-B-C rhymes that rappers were spitting back then, to hearing this dude with his complex rhyming, multis, wordplay, knowledge, etc.
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Liquid_Exodus wrote:
Rakim. God MC. The greatest rapper/DJ duo.
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FiyahG wrote:
THE DEFINITION OF REAL OLD FASHIONED HIP HOP
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DLoCo1 wrote:
pioneers
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factorylashes wrote:
Just bought this brilliant album '12" Dance- The Definitive Collection' and I don't buy albums anymore! http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;1;-1;-1;202&sku=249769 Thought you guys might appreciate it (Paid In Full' is on CD1).
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bitchesonmydick wrote:
classic olschool shit.
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Jhooshhyy wrote:
BRAZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL
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tedi7 wrote:
keep the beat !
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FiyahG wrote:
PAID IN FULL
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ericinacoma wrote:
my lips so close to your ear, it's like headphone.
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TheBigPoppa wrote:
Paid in full is da best !
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TheLorenzo wrote:
pioneers
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Music-Ninja wrote:
Nothing Can Touch The Lyrical Perfomance Of Paid In Full
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6144 wrote:
Juice da best!
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IIImatic wrote:
Put your hands together
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ILTST9 wrote:
Fish is my favorite dish.
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new Big Dada podcast... http://tiny.cc/iZ6eF
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